Lazy Days and Fun Days

Along with a little bit of "lion" around......

...we've been doing a few fun things this summer, too.  Last week-end, we took a trip to the zoo...

...and enjoyed watching the sting rays come close by...

....so we could try to touch them!

The dophin show was a hit with our whole family...they are amazing animals to watch!

This week-end, we didn't have to go very far for fun....
our neighborhood had a block party and the main attraction was the fire truck....

....and the fireman let us use the fire hose to cool off!

Big News

Track Meet 2012

Buttercup had a great meet....
1st in the 100 Meter Dash. (18:28)
2nd in the 50 Meter Dash (9:79)
1st in the 200 Meter Dash (42:05).......

...and...

...pulled ahead early....

...and stayed ahead....

...to come in 1st...

...for the 400 Meter Dash. (1:29)

And...she had a lot of fun!  Buttercup loves to run.

Moe got 2nd in the 100 Meter Dash (14:85, lost by .004 seconds)...and wanted revenge with his competition in the 50 and 200, but wasn't able to compete in those 2 races....

...because he left it all out on the track after sprinting the 400 Meter Dash in 1:13....for 1st place.
He didn't feel so good after that race.

Moe felt better after about 20 mintues, but by then, the last 2 races he was going to compete in were over.
Live...Run....and Learn!

Notre Dame Trip

This sign says it all!

That's where we were this week-end....

....enjoying a few baseball games....

...and a few sights.

We went to the College Football Hall of Fame....

....but we didn't go inside the museum...

....because this cafe was next door...

...and we were hungry for lunch and for chocolate!
It was a fun family get-a-way!

Coco's Got Wheels!

She figured out how to make the bike "go!"

The concept of "forward" took root and she realized that back pedaling never got her very far very fast.....although it is handy for stopping!

She can now take herself...



...up and down...



...the drive way!

Good job, Coco!

Cloud Art

So many beautiful cloud formations came through our area last week...

...but we didn't....

...receive...

....even an ouce of rain from them!

We need the precipitation though....

....with 5 days in a row with temps in the 100's...

....a break from this sulturing heat would be more than welcomed.  I think we will get that break late tonight, but I don't think there will be any rain to go along with it!

Happy 4th Of July

We celebrated inside the nice cool house....and....

...out in the sweltering 100 degree heat.....

...watching Ky play in a baseball tournament.  Luckily, we only had one game today.

We did our best to stay cool....and this is Moe's way of slowly drinking from his water bottle...

...a little bit at a time goes a long way!

This baseball park had a wonderful forest of trees behind homeplate....

...but the park right next to the diamond was in full sun....and there wasn't much of a breeze.

But, we kept ourselves entertained.  Rocky discovered that if he hit this sign, a few hornets would come out and fly around.
Notice Coco in the background....she carried her swimsuit around all day just waiting for the game to get over so she could go to the pool!

And, we did make it to the pool as soon as we got home from the game.

Happy Birthday, America!